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Of all American presidents, Thomas Jefferson most strongly maintained the ideals of religious freedom and the separation of church and state.

Harpers Ferry National Park nestles into 4,000 rolling acres in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, at the convergence of the states of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland.

Martha Wayles Skelton ,a widow whom Jefferson married, died before he was elected president. She made him promise that he would never remarry. He kept that promise.

James K Polk was the first dark horse President and the last strong President until the American Civil War.

Born to a Dutch farmer and tavern-keeper in 1782, President Martin Van Buren's fastidious appearance belied his humble origins in Kinderhook, New York.

James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1758.

Rebellion against a whiskey tax tested the new U.S. Constitution and set the precedent for future conflicts between Americans and their government.

The presidential election of 1800 was the first truly disputed election in our nation's history, and became a defining event in shaping the United States Constitution.